Re: [LegacyUG] LUG vs FB

2016-04-12 Thread Hannigan Family Research
Michele - Thank you for the decision of what is appropriate for discussion on the ListServ. I guess that if you have a genuine question about the Legacy Software, you have to Google the answer. Some people DO NOT use FB and other limit their usage. Personally, I have been reprimanded by

Re: [LegacyUG] LUG vs FB

2016-04-11 Thread Hannigan Family Research
Steve - other lists do it - if they are programmers (like they say) they can figure it out - it is all about desire. On Monday 4 11 2016 2:28 PM, Steve Hayes wrote: On 11 Apr 2016 at 10:03, CE WOOD wrote: Alas. A good forum is inclusive, but Legacy is unwilling to share FB posts here? Sad.

Re: [LegacyUG] LUG vs FB

2016-04-11 Thread Hannigan Family Research
CE - depends on your email program. If you use Outlook or Thunderbird, yes you can. Other email software, maybe. If you will contact me off list (resea...@hannigangenealogy.us) I will be glad to provide the technical support to assist you in setting that up. John Hannigan Florida On

Re: [LegacyUG] LUG vs FB

2016-04-11 Thread Hannigan Family Research
Jeanette - many of the helpful hints on using Legacy do not make it to the ListServ. If they did, there would probably be more constructive discussions on the ListServ. It is evident that the leadership at Legacy would prefer the ListServ to go away as they rely on FB as the primary stream

Re: [LegacyUG] Is this still active?

2016-04-08 Thread Hannigan Family Research
Sherry, While there is extra that can be done on the FB discussion, can the support staff post some of the more helpful tips that are discussed on FB here on the ListServ? I have used the FB discussion before and been rather dressed down by some of the 'other users' about my comments. I

Re: [LegacyUG] Is this still active?

2016-04-08 Thread Hannigan Family Research
Bill - as far as some people are concerned - YES. I agree with most that the FB group is very active with many EXPERTS posting replies to post. But if FB was to be the primary line of assistance, why put up the new ListServ when the previous one crashed. There should be cross-posting to

Re: [LegacyUG] Is this still active?

2016-04-07 Thread Hannigan Family Research
I agree, I saw something on my mobile device in FB and when I got to the desktop computer, I could not find it. FB is very disappointing for doing research, much less helpful tips if you don't remember where you saw it. At list with a listServ, you can search for the referenced data, but

Re: [LegacyUG] LUG R.I.P.

2016-04-07 Thread Hannigan Family Research
I think it is a reply to the previous response from Sherry that the Facebook page is more active than the email list. There are many people who dispise (even hate) FaceBook for the trash it provides and saw value in the email list. Both should be able to coexist, but it appears that many

[LegacyUG] Preparing a book

2016-03-30 Thread Hannigan Family Research
If this is not the appropriate venue for this discussion, please let me know. There has been some discussion here and on the FB page about preparing a book of your family history. Ultimately, my father's desire is to publish our family history for our personal family usage, as well as

Re: [LegacyUG] attachments

2016-03-28 Thread Hannigan Family Research
Jan - this is because of the 'Spoofing' of email addresses that present SPAM to the list. Brian indicated it is cause by free email address providers who are known for SPAM. DMARC, which stands for “Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance”, is anemail authentication

Re: [LegacyUG] Mailman privacy alert

2016-03-19 Thread Hannigan Family Research
This is the first email I have received in a couple of days - is the list changed from being a very active list to a very quiet list all of a sudden? John Florida On Wednesday 3 16 2016 8:39 PM, Rick Childrey wrote: I have tried to resubscribe to the legacy user group because I received an

Re: [LegacyUG] testing

2016-03-14 Thread Hannigan Family Research
I have tried to use the link to get my password so that I can check my settings. I have done this twice and nothing has shown up in my email. Does this mean that I have been unsubscribed from the list and am still receiving emails? On Monday 3 14 2016 9:28 AM, Brian/Support wrote: Not all

Re: [LegacyUG] Colors for Children - posted as attachment

2016-03-14 Thread Hannigan Family Research
Can someone please explain why posts from subscribers are now coming the attachments to the email? Many people (including myself) are very cautious about opening attachments from a ListServ where attachments are not generally permitted. Thank you John Hannigan Florida On Thursday 3 10

Re: [LegacyUG] Michele Simmons Lewis' appeal regarding Error #13

2016-03-10 Thread Hannigan Family Research
there. Michele Technical Support Millennia Corporation mich...@legacyfamilytree.com <mailto:mich...@legacyfamilytree.com> www.legacyfamilytree.com <http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/> *From:*Hannigan Family Research [mailto:resea...@hannigangenealogy.us] *Sent:* Tuesday, January 26,

[LegacyUG] Numbering System usage/survey

2016-03-10 Thread Hannigan Family Research
Prior to last night, I knew very little about the various types of 'numbering systems' (http://eogen.editme.com/NumberingSystems) that genealogy researchers use. To say that this is a little confusing is an understatement. There are many different options with many different purposes. Why are

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy on a laptop

2016-02-11 Thread Hannigan Family Research
Gary, have you tried using Legacy on your desktop with your data stored in your OneDrive that comes with your Windows 10 software or with DropBox. I use it that way and then can access my data for whatever computer. You only want to have the data open on one device at a time to maintain integrity

Re: [LegacyUG] Accessing the Legacy fdb file from Open Office

2016-02-09 Thread Hannigan Family Research
Colin, Have you tried LibreOffice? Their Access component is also called 'Base' and can be downloaded at www.libreoffice.org. John On Tuesday 2 9 2016 6:44 AM, Colin Charman wrote: > This should probably be in the Tools Utilities thread, but as Ive only > just joined this group after using

Re: [LegacyUG] Mods / Utilities for Legacy

2016-02-09 Thread Hannigan Family Research
Colin, Check out Evert's link to ZipperSoftware also. He has a collection of 40+ Legacy Family Tree add-on tools available, including the Web Page Creator. I use TNG for my personal website, but have not upgraded to the latest version yet. Just providing alternatives that I have found useful

[LegacyUG] Michele Simmons Lewis' appeal regarding Error #13

2016-01-25 Thread Hannigan Family Research
For months now, I have had a problem with the Error 13 since upgrading from Legacy 7 to Legacy 8 after converting my files. I have shared my issued with this email list and finally posted on the Legacy User Group FaceBook page. A couple of other people posted that they had the same experience

Re: [LegacyUG] Help, please

2016-01-25 Thread Hannigan Family Research
I would go one step further - save the one you think you have been working on to a new name (or just check the 'modified' date in the file) and then check the other file for merging any data that is different between the two. That way, if you have been updating two different files, you have the

[LegacyUG] Sourcing information/images/documents

2016-01-11 Thread Hannigan Family Research
I am trying to work through the Genealogy Do-Over (sort-of) and have a question about sourcing. I hope that this is the proper group for this request. If not, please let me know where I need to go to get an answer. In most cases, there are primary sources (1930 US Census) and secondary sources

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 8 home tab

2016-01-05 Thread Hannigan Family Research
2 AM, Cathy Pinner wrote: > John, > Have you contacted Support? If not, it's well past time you did. > > I don't know what you are talking about when you say "the home tab has > had a 'data mismatch' error." > > Cathy > > Hannigan Family Research wrote: >>

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy 8 home tab

2016-01-05 Thread Hannigan Family Research
016 at 13:15, Hannigan Family Research wrote: > >> The tab is the first tab in Legacy 8 'Legacy Home' where news, version >> and other things are displayed. >> >> I get an Error:0 when I click on the tab. >> The further message is: >> >> Error Display

[LegacyUG] Legacy 8 home tab

2016-01-04 Thread Hannigan Family Research
Can someone please assist me on the home tab in Legacy 8? Ever since Legacy 8 has released (I paid to upgrade to Deluxe) the home tab has had a 'data mismatch' error. No matter what I do, I continue to get the error. I think that this project has gone to the trash heap since moving to version 8

Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy files stored on NAS - problems with sleeping PC

2015-11-12 Thread Hannigan Family Research
Colin, There are a couple of issues here - First, are you putting the computer to sleep or is it automatically going to sleep based on power management settings? Second, is there a reason for the computer to be put to sleep or do you just want the monitor to go blank? Third, is your computer set

Re: [LegacyUG] Version 8.0.0.499

2015-06-01 Thread Hannigan Family Research
I got an email this morning about this being available for download. Is it fixed? Are there still bugs that need to be resolved before it is ready for 'Prime Time' installation. Thanks. John Hannigan Houston, Texas On Friday 5 29 2015 4:41 PM, Barry Godbeer wrote: I have just downloaded the

[LegacyUG] Merging multiple data files

2015-05-09 Thread Hannigan Family Research
Over the years, I have worked with various versions of Legacy Family Software. I am currently on Version 8 - with the latest build (sorry I don't have it open right now to check the exact number). I have noticed with Version 8 that I am having a problem merging/reviewing old files with my

Re: [LegacyUG] Back-up's

2015-05-08 Thread Hannigan Family Research
not specifically designed for cloud computing, uses local files. Programs like One Drive keep files on multiple computers synced, but you are always using the local copy when you are using Legacy. Paul Gray *From:*Hannigan Family Research [mailto:resea...@hannigangenealogy.us] *Sent:* May-06

Re: [LegacyUG] Back-up's

2015-05-06 Thread Hannigan Family Research
Let me weigh in on this discussion. I agree with what everyone has said. But Cathy Pinner has hit on an important point. Using a 'Cloud-based' service is very important and very practical. And it is not just for back-ups either. I have begun using my 'OneDrive' cloud to have my Legacy Data

Re: [LegacyUG] Back-up's

2015-05-06 Thread Hannigan Family Research
it works. Sent from my iPad On May 6, 2015, at 9:04 AM, Hannigan Family Research resea...@hannigangenealogy.us mailto:resea...@hannigangenealogy.us wrote: Let me weigh in on this discussion. I agree with what everyone has said. But Cathy Pinner has hit on an important point. Using

Re: [LegacyUG]

2015-04-02 Thread Hannigan Family Research
Pat - I used a program 'FreeFileSync' (http://www.freefilesync.org/) to get files copied from one computer to another. This free program will make sure the files are all copied and you can use the program to make sure that both computers are exactly the same before closing out the old computer.

Re: [LegacyUG] Cloud for backups etc

2015-04-02 Thread Hannigan Family Research
Norm - I have my files on my Microsoft 'OneDrive' cloud account and they work wonderfully. I access LFT on multiple computers (including Windows tablet) and am able to keep my data files current. You have to have the 'Cloud' account mapped to the computer through their application and then it

Re: [LegacyUG] Individual's Information Screen

2015-03-30 Thread Hannigan Family Research
Let's put on our 19th Century thinking caps a minute. There was no difference in most people's understanding of what we call 'baptism by sprinkling' as it was performed by the church. Whether it was 'Christening' or 'Baptism' the event was pretty much the same - preformed by the church and

[LegacyUG] Problems display LEGACY HomePage in Legacy8

2015-02-17 Thread Hannigan Family Research
I don't claim to have the knowledge that many of you have with Legacy software. I have used the deluxe version for years because it did what I wanted to do with my research. I had previously used the discontinued products: Ancestry Family Tree and PAF5. With the Legacy 8 updates, my Windows